Tag: Phoenix Coyotes

  • After the First Day: Free Agency Thoughts

    Market, via  Merriam-Webster: d : the area of economic activity in which buyers and sellers come together and the forces of supply and demand affect prices <producing goods for market rather than for consumption> I think a lot of hockey fans forget what a market really is when it comes time for free agency.  The…

  • Thin Air: Post-Draft, Pre-Free Agency Notes

    A few notes on a Tuesday –  – I feel bad for Rick DiPietro.  He was defined by a bad contract decision by the NY Islander, and his history of injuries that were beyond his control.  He never lived up to the billing, but much of that had nothing to do with his ability.  He’s…

  • Thin Air: Short and Sweet

    – I believe it won’t be too long until the Blue Jackets are no longer mired in the stink of the past.  I think they will turn it around in a few seasons.  Of course, I thought that a few years ago, when they had a decent roster of players and made the playoffs for…

  • Two Sets of Eyes, Not Four

    I keep hearing about how four sets of eyes missed the Torres check last night, but this is a misstatement.  Two sets of eyes missed the play, and two had no influence on it.  Like it or not, the job of the linesman is to call the lines, not penalties like this. Coming out of…